Yet another politician comments on the Big Bird controversy of the 2012 election. Former Republican presidential candidate John McCain has entered his opinion on the latest campaign ad from the Obama Team. Playing on the comment from GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney about ending subsidies for PBS, the campaign released a video today mocking that potential decision. In a 30 second spot that likened the Sesame Street character to Bernie Madoff, the piece is one of the more lighthearted of what has been at times an acrimonious campaign.
That hasn’t prevented McCain from going on the attack. He defended Mitt Romney, and went on to say that the ad itself shows that the campaign has a lack of ideas and President Obama has no record to run on. Hmm. Okay. That does not follow. If Obama had no “record to run on” then why is Mitt Romney attempting to pivot to the center by playing up his Massachusetts health care plan? The meme of no record to run on is getting old, and needs to be put out to pasture. No need to get testy because “That One” decided to start hitting back and defend PBS in a comical way. Mr. Romney did bring it up after all. Word to Big Bird has taken on a whole new definition.
Lighten up Mr. McCain. To quote another famous fictional fowl Foghorn Leghorn, “That’s a joke, I say, that’s a joke, son”
Marc W. Polite
Supports Big Bird
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It made me laugh, but then, I’m not a Republican.
I watched the interview, Mc Cain was asked about the ad, Mc Cain was very light hearted about it, seemed to find it funny, and even said that he had signed off on earmarks for Sesame Street, and at some point brough up the presidents record or lack of record, Mc Cain seemed to have a very good sense of humor though-out the interview.
I personal found the ad funny, I would have found it even funnier if it came from a kid posting on a Facebook page, hey, I even photoshopped Big Big at the table in “The Last Supper” painting, I actually did a series of them and posted it on my Facebook and I’m a republican.
The president had an opportunity to press Romney on Big Bird or whatever issue during the debate, and for whatever reason didn’t. The President after four years in office should stand up be a man and run on his record of achievements and do so mono e mono.